American poet, writer, critic, and satirist Dorothy Parker holding her dog whilst being photographed by Norman Parkinson in England, 1959.

"I don't have to attend every argument I am invited to." —Dorothy Parker

The Algonquin Round Table trained a generation of socially conscious writers.

Celebrating the Female Screenwriters Who Came Before Us: Dorothy Parker

I hate Parties; They bring out the worst in me. There is the Novelty Affair, Given by the woman Who is awfully clever at that sort of thing. Everybody must come in fancy dress; They are always eleven Old-Fashioned Girls, And fourteen Hawaiian gentlemen Wearing the native costume Of last season's tennis clothes, with a wreath around the neck. The hostess introduces a series of clean, home games: Each participant is given a fair chance To guess the number of seeds in a cucumber, Or thread a…

Dorothy Parker on Ayn Rand's Atlas Shrugged.

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If you don't have anything nice to say, come sit by me. | Dorothy Parker Quote